WO2020071158A1 - Dispositif de production de contenu de sortie, procédé de production de contenu de sortie, et programme - Google Patents

Dispositif de production de contenu de sortie, procédé de production de contenu de sortie, et programme

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WO2020071158A1
WO2020071158A1 PCT/JP2019/036983 JP2019036983W WO2020071158A1 WO 2020071158 A1 WO2020071158 A1 WO 2020071158A1 JP 2019036983 W JP2019036983 W JP 2019036983W WO 2020071158 A1 WO2020071158 A1 WO 2020071158A1
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俊英 齋藤
松浦　由美子
清志 中濱
渡辺　昌洋
澤瀬　順一
晶郁 寺中
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  • the present invention relates to an output content generation device, an output content generation method, and a program.
  • the browser When displaying content on digital signage, the browser is generally displayed at the maximum size and displayed on the display.
  • a user does not receive an input of a scroll operation or an enlargement operation or the like, that is, non-interactive digital signage (hereinafter, referred to as “passive digital signage”)
  • the entire content is not displayed, the user is prompted to enter the screen. Cannot be scrolled, so that the entire content cannot be browsed. Therefore, in order to display the entire content, it is necessary to display the entire content in one screen.
  • the user cannot enlarge or reduce the character, the character cannot be adjusted to an optimal size for the user, and it becomes difficult to understand the content. Therefore, it is necessary to display all the characters of the content in a human-readable size.
  • Responsive design is a technology for reducing the content of content and displaying it on a small screen. This is a technique that can change the elements to be displayed and the layout according to the width of the screen.
  • responsive design is not a technique for fitting content to one screen, the content may not fit on one screen and a scroll bar may be displayed. Therefore, even if the responsive design is applied to the content of the passive digital signage, there is a possibility that the content not displayed in one screen may occur.
  • a style sheet must be created for each device, and it takes time to create content.
  • PowerPoint registered trademark
  • slide creation software such as PowerPoint (registered trademark) uses a certain area to store the content on one screen. Characters can be automatically reduced to fit the sentence. However, since the characters are reduced infinitely, there is a possibility that characters of a size that is difficult to decipher will be displayed.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to enable information to be easily understood and browsed.
  • the output content generation device includes, for each of a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on a display area of a display device, a first calculation unit that calculates a size in the display area, A determination unit that determines whether or not the plurality of pieces of information can be arranged in the display area based on each size of the display area and the size of the display area, and when the plurality of pieces of information cannot be arranged in the display area, A generating unit that distributes and assigns information to a plurality of screens each of which fits in the display area and generates output contents of the plurality of information.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration example according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an output content generation device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of an output content generation device 10 according to the first embodiment. It is a flow chart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of article registration processing. It is a figure showing the example of a display of the article registration screen (1/2).
  • 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an article element item storage unit 121.
  • FIG. It is a figure showing the example of a display of the article registration screen (2/2).
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of image data.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a plurality of records are registered in an article element table corresponding to “event”. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure of the production
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of layout information.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout defined in layout information. It is a figure for explaining the idea of the calculation method of the height of the area for arbitrary elements.
  • 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an element size storage unit 125.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a layout setting storage unit 126.
  • FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an update result of a target layout setting table. It is a figure showing an example of a display result of a target article. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the calculation process of the height of each article element.
  • 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a size parameter storage unit 124.
  • FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a candidate for a layout position of each character in a title area.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a first example of arrangement of titles in a title area.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a second example of arrangement of titles in a title area.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a third example of arrangement of titles in a title area.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a fourth example of arrangement of titles in a title area.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of image size adjustment when ⁇ 1 ⁇ ⁇ 2.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of image size adjustment when ⁇ 1> ⁇ 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display area divided into three areas.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of arrangement area setting data. It is a figure showing the example of arrangement of each article element in a 2nd embodiment.
  • each screen in the case of distributing and displaying contents on a plurality of screens, display each screen only for a time sufficient for a viewer to finish reading one screen. Thereby, the possibility that the screen is switched before the viewer finishes reading the screen can be reduced.
  • display each screen when presenting content by distributing it to a plurality of screens, by displaying some information of the constituent elements of the content in common at the same place, that is, for the added screen, By laying out common information in the same manner as the first screen, it is possible to emphasize that each screen belongs to the same content, and reduce the burden on the user for storage.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the first embodiment.
  • an output content generation device 10 is connected to a user terminal 20 via a network such as the Internet.
  • the display device 30 is connected to the user terminal 20 via an interface such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) conforming to a standard capable of transmitting images.
  • HDMI registered trademark
  • HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
  • the display device 30 is a device that displays image data transmitted from the user terminal 20.
  • the display device 30 is passive digital signage
  • the content content is information on events, notifications, sightseeing, and the like of local governments.
  • the content is not limited to a specific one.
  • the content is referred to as “article” for convenience.
  • “passive digital signage” refers to digital signage that does not accept a user's input such as a scroll operation or an enlargement operation, that is, is not interactive.
  • the user terminal 20 is a terminal that receives input of a plurality of pieces of information constituting an article and a request to generate output content of an article from a user, and transmits the input information or request to the output content generation device 10.
  • the user terminal 20 also has a browser that displays output content generated by the output content generation device 10 for the article.
  • the image indicating the content displayed by the browser is output to the display device 30.
  • a PC Personal Computer
  • a smartphone a tablet terminal, or the like may be used as the user terminal 20.
  • the output content generation device 10 is one or more computers that generate output content of an article in a manner that is easy for a viewer of the article to view.
  • the output content is, for example, display data composed of files such as html, css, and Javascript (registered trademark).
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the output content generation device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the output content generation device 10 in FIG. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like, which are interconnected by a bus B.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the output content generation device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the output content generation device 10 includes an article registration unit 11, a generation request reception unit 12, an article element acquisition unit 13, a layout acquisition unit 14, a size calculation unit 15, a layout adjustment unit 16, an output content generation unit 17, and the like. Have. These units are realized by a process that causes the CPU 104 to execute one or more programs installed in the output content generation device 10.
  • the output content generation device 10 also uses an article element item storage unit 121, an article information storage unit 122, a layout information storage unit 123, a size parameter storage unit 124, an element size storage unit 125, a layout setting storage unit 126, and the like.
  • Each of these storage units can be realized by using, for example, a storage device that can be connected to the auxiliary storage device 102 or the output content generation device 10 via a network.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the article registration processing.
  • a user such as a local government official or the like registers an article related to event, notice, or sightseeing information.
  • the user terminal 20 When the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the article registration page is input using the browser displayed on the user terminal 20, the user terminal 20 sends an HTTP request (hereinafter, referred to as an HTTP request) to the article registration unit 11 of the output content generation device 10. "Article registration request").
  • step S101 when receiving the article registration request, the article registration unit 11 generates display data (such as html) related to the article registration screen (1/2) and transmits a response including the display data to the user terminal 20.
  • the browser of the user terminal 20 displays the article registration screen (1/2) based on the display data.
  • the article registration screen (1/2) is displayed on a liquid crystal display or the like provided in the user terminal 20 separately from the display device 30.
  • the article registration screen (1/2) refers to the first screen of two screens related to article registration.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the article registration screen (1/2).
  • an article registration screen (1/2) 510 has an article name input area 511, an article type selection area 512, a registration button 513, and the like.
  • the article name input area 511 is an area for receiving an input of a name unique to the article to be registered (hereinafter referred to as “article name”).
  • the article type selection area 512 is an area for accepting selection of an article type, and an article type as an option is displayed in advance.
  • the article type refers to the type of the article.
  • the types of articles are distinguished by what element items (hereinafter, “article element items”) constitute the article.
  • the article element item corresponds to each item of a plurality of pieces of information constituting an article (that is, a plurality of pieces of information displayed on the display device 30).
  • any of the article types of “event”, “notice”, and “sightseeing” can be selected.
  • These article types can be specified by referring to the article element item storage unit 121, as will be clear from the following. That is, the article registration unit 11 refers to the article element item storage unit 121 to specify a selectable article type, and displays the article registration screen (1/2) 510 such that the specified article type is an option. Generate data. However, the article type may be directly input by the user.
  • article name and the article type are mutually independent, and the article name must be unique (duplicate article names are not allowed).
  • the user inputs an article name is shown.
  • an article name may be automatically generated later by the output content generation device 10.
  • FIG. 5 shows an example in which “hoge” is input as the article name and “event” is selected as the article type.
  • the input article name is referred to as “target article name”
  • the selected article type is referred to as “target article type”.
  • step S103 the article registration unit 11 receives the target article name and the target article type. Subsequently, the article registration unit 11 acquires an article element item corresponding to the target article type from the article element item storage unit 121 (S104).
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the article element item storage unit 121.
  • the article element item storage unit 121 stores article element items for each article type.
  • the article element items of the article type “event” are “title”, “image”, “date and time”, “place”, and “description”.
  • the article element items of the article type “notification” are “title”, “image”, “notification type”, “description”, and “contact information”.
  • the article element items of the article type “sightseeing” are “title”, “image”, “place”, “attraction”, and “description”.
  • the article element item of each article type is set in advance and stored in the article element item storage unit 121.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example in which the number of article element items of all article types is the same, but the number of article element items may be different depending on the article type. Further, in the present embodiment, the article name is not included in the article element item for convenience of explanation. This is because the article name is information as identification information of each article and is not information to be displayed.
  • step S104 when the target article type is “event”, in step S104, “title”, “image”, “date and time”, “place”, and “description” are acquired as the article element items. You.
  • the article registration unit 11 generates display data of an article registration screen (2/2) so that information or a value (hereinafter, referred to as “article element”) for the acquired article element item can be input,
  • a response including the display data is transmitted to the user terminal 20 (S105).
  • the browser of the user terminal 20 displays the article registration screen (2/2) based on the display data.
  • the article registration screen (2/2) is displayed on a liquid crystal display or the like provided in the user terminal 20 separately from the display device 30.
  • the article registration screen (2/2) refers to the second screen of two screens related to article registration.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the article registration screen (2/2).
  • FIG. 7 shows a display example of the article registration screen (2/2) 520 when the target article type is “event”. Therefore, the article registration screen (2/2) 520 has input areas corresponding to the article element items “title”, “image”, “date and time”, “place”, and “description” corresponding to “event”. including.
  • the values (article elements) of “title”, “date and time”, “place”, and “description” are character strings, and thus the character strings are directly input to the corresponding input areas.
  • image for example, when an image file is selected from the file system or the like of the user terminal 20, the file name of the image file is displayed in the corresponding input area.
  • the user terminal 20 transmits each input article element to the output content generation device 10.
  • image a file name and an image file are transmitted as article elements.
  • step S106 the article registration unit 11 receives the respective article elements. Subsequently, the article registration unit 11 stores, in the article information storage unit 122, an article element table corresponding to the target article type in a table (hereinafter, referred to as “article element table”) generated for each article type. Each article element is registered (stored) in association with the article name (S107).
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an article element table corresponding to “event”.
  • the article element table T1 corresponding to “event” includes, for each article, a record capable of storing the article elements of the article element items “article name” and “event”.
  • the processing procedure of FIG. 4 is executed a plurality of times by selecting “event” as the article type, a plurality of records are stored in the article element table T1, for example, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of a process of generating output content of an article.
  • the user terminal 20 When the URL for generating the output content is input using the browser displayed on the user terminal 20, the user terminal 20 sends an HTTP request (hereinafter, “output content”) to the generation request receiving unit 12 of the output content generation device 10. Generation request ”).
  • step S201 when receiving the output content generation request, the generation request receiving unit 12 generates display data (HTML or the like) related to the display parameter input screen, and transmits a response including the display data to the user terminal 20 ( S202).
  • display data HTML or the like
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a display parameter input screen.
  • a display parameter input screen 530 includes an article name input area 531, a display parameter selection area 532, a display button 533, and the like.
  • the article name input area 531 is an area for receiving an input of an article name of an article (hereinafter, referred to as a “target article”) for which output contents are to be generated (that is, to be displayed).
  • the display parameter selection area 532 is an area for receiving selection of a display parameter that affects the form of output content.
  • the display orientation of the display device 30 is the display parameter.
  • input of display parameters other than the orientation of the display may be enabled.
  • input of display parameters such as necessity of translation of article elements in cooperation with an external API (Application ⁇ Program ⁇ Interface) and necessity of color conversion conversion of article elements for color-blind persons may be enabled.
  • an external API Application ⁇ Program ⁇ Interface
  • necessity of color conversion conversion of article elements for color-blind persons may be enabled.
  • the value of the display parameter (display orientation) is selected, and the display button 533 is pressed, the user terminal 20 and the input article name (hereinafter, referred to as “target article name”) and The value of the selected display parameter (hereinafter, referred to as “target display parameter value”) is transmitted to the output content generation device 10.
  • FIG. 12 shows an example in which the target article name is “hoge” and the target display parameter value is “vertical”.
  • step S203 upon receiving the target article name and the target display parameter value, the generation request receiving unit 12 inputs the target article name and the target display parameter value to the article element acquisition unit 13.
  • the article element acquisition unit 13 specifies an article type (hereinafter, referred to as “target article type”) corresponding to the input target article name (S204). Specifically, the article element acquisition unit 13 searches for a record including the target article name from each article element table (FIG. 10) stored in the article information storage unit 122 for each article type. The article element acquisition unit 13 specifies, as a target article type, an article type corresponding to an article element table in which a record including a target article name (hereinafter, referred to as “target article element record”) is searched.
  • the target article name is “hoge”, as shown in FIG. 10
  • the article type corresponding to the article element table T1 including the target article name “hoge” is “event”. Therefore, in this case, the target article type is specified as “event”.
  • the article element acquisition unit 13 acquires a plurality of article elements (hereinafter, referred to as “target article element group”) corresponding to the target article name from the target article element record (S205).
  • target article element group a plurality of article elements corresponding to the target article name from the target article element record (S205).
  • target article element group a plurality of article elements corresponding to the target article name from the target article element record (S205).
  • the record including the target article name “hoge”, “the 21st XX Park Sakura Festival”, “hanami.jpg”, “date and time: March 18, 2018”, “venue: OO park” ”,“ This park is just a short walk from ⁇ ⁇ Station. During the cherry blossom season, the park will be filled with cherry blossoms. ”
  • These article elements are examples of a plurality of pieces of information displayed on the display device 30.
  • the article element acquisition unit 13 inputs the target article name, the target display parameter value, the target article type, and the target article element group to the layout acquisition unit 14.
  • the layout acquisition unit 14 acquires a copy (copy) of the layout information corresponding to the input target article type and the target display parameter value from the layout information storage unit 123 (S206). That is, the layout information is stored in the layout information storage unit 123 for each combination of the article type and the display parameter (vertical or horizontal).
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the layout information.
  • the layout information refers to information composed of files such as html, css, and javascript (registered trademark), or a script that outputs these files. ). That is, by applying information (target article element group and the like) specific to the target article to these files, output contents of the target article are generated.
  • the layout information includes a calculation formula for calculating the display time of each screen when the target article is divided into a plurality of screens by a process described below, a setting such as setting whether to display on a plurality of screens, and the like. May be included.
  • the layout information in FIG. 13 is layout information when the article type is “event” and the display parameter value (the value of the orientation of the display) is “portrait”, and the target article has a layout as shown in FIG. Is defined to be displayed as
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the layout defined in the layout information.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which a title area, an image area, and an optional element area (hereinafter, simply referred to as “area” when not distinguishing each other) are sequentially arranged in the vertical direction.
  • the title area, the image area, and the optional element area correspond to the html element e1, the html element e2, and the html element e3 of “***. Html” in FIG.
  • the title area is an area where a “title” is arranged
  • the “image area” is an area where an “image” is displayed
  • the optional element areas are “date and time”, “place”, and “description”. Is an area in which is arranged.
  • an article element arranged in the arbitrary element area will be referred to as an “arbitrary element”, and an arbitrary element arranged at the q-th position in the arbitrary element area will be described as an “arbitrary element [q]”.
  • the type and number of optional elements differ depending on the article type.
  • the optional element [1] is “date and time”, the optional element [2] is “location”, and the optional element [3] is “description”.
  • the optional element [1] is “notification type”, the optional element [2] is “description”, and the optional element [3] is “contact”.
  • the optional element [1] is “place”, the optional element [2] is “highlight”, and the optional element [3] is “description”.
  • the article element items differ depending on the article type, and an arbitrary element is determined according to the article element items. In the present embodiment, the case where there are three optional elements will be described, but the number of optional elements depends on the definition of the article element item.
  • the layout acquisition unit 14 duplicates the layout information acquired in step S206 (hereinafter, referred to as “target article name, target display parameter value, target article type, and target article element group” input from the article element acquisition unit 13).
  • Target layout information is input to the layout adjustment unit 16.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 calculates the size of the area for an arbitrary element that can be secured when the target article is displayed in the display area of the display of the display device 30 (S207).
  • the target display parameter value is “horizontal”
  • a layout is set in advance for each target display parameter value, as described in the second embodiment.
  • “height” may be replaced with “width” in the following.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a method of calculating the height of the arbitrary element area.
  • the "title area”, “image area”, “area for optional element [1]”, “area for optional element [2]”, and “area for optional element [3]” are arranged in order from the top in the vertical direction. Then, by subtracting the height of the “title area” and the height of the “image area” from the height of the display area of the display of the display device 30, the optional element [1], the optional element [2], and the optional element [3] are obtained. (Hereinafter, referred to as an “empty area”). Let the height of this empty area be div ⁇ height ⁇ .
  • the height of the display area is main ⁇ height ⁇
  • the width of the display area is main ⁇ width ⁇
  • the height of the “title area” is h1 ⁇ height ⁇
  • the height of the “image area” is Img ⁇ height ⁇
  • the height of the "area for optional element [1]” is elem1 ⁇ height ⁇
  • the height of the "area for optional element [2]” is elem2 ⁇ height ⁇
  • the height of "area for optional element [3]” Let the height of the "area” be elem3 ⁇ height ⁇ .
  • main ⁇ height ⁇ and main ⁇ width ⁇ are stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like in advance.
  • main ⁇ height ⁇ 1920 px
  • main ⁇ width ⁇ 1080 px.
  • the size (height) of the article element corresponding to each area is calculated by a method described later by this time (the time when step S207 is executed), and is stored in the element size storage unit 125 for each article.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the element size storage unit 125.
  • FIG. 16 shows the height of each article element of the article whose article name is “hoge”.
  • the "area for element [2]” and the “area for optional element [3]” are areas in which text (character strings) are entered, and the size of the area changes depending on the font size and the number of characters.
  • the “image area” is an area in which an image is contained, and the size of the area changes depending on the size of the image.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 specifies an arbitrary element that fits in one screen (display area), and if all the arbitrary elements do not fit in one screen, deletes the target article element group. Executes processing for distributing and arranging on multiple screens. That is, FIG. 15 shows a state in which all three arbitrary elements fall within the height of the display area for convenience. However, depending on the size of the area corresponding to each article element, all of the three arbitrary elements are not necessarily required. Arbitrary elements do not always fit on one screen.
  • step S208 the layout adjustment unit 16 substitutes 1 as an initial value for the screen number i.
  • the screen number i refers to the number of the screen constituting the target article.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 substitutes 1 as an initial value for an element number q which is a number for identifying an article element to be processed (S209).
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 substitutes an initial value of 0 into a threshold sum for determining whether or not the screen division (distribution of the target article element group) is necessary.
  • the threshold sum is a variable for storing the total sum of the heights of the arbitrary elements. From the sum of the heights of the arbitrary elements, it can be determined whether those arbitrary elements fall within the empty area. The height of each arbitrary element is added to sum in the arrangement order.
  • the determination in step S211 can be made by referring to the article element items stored in the article element item storage unit 121 (FIG. 6) in association with the target article type. When the target article type is “event”, according to FIG. 6, “date and time” corresponding to the arbitrary element [1] exists. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S212.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the layout setting storage unit 126.
  • the layout setting storage unit 126 stores a layout setting table for each combination of the article type and the value of the display parameter (display orientation).
  • the layout setting table T2 shown in FIG. 17 shows a layout setting table corresponding to the target article type (“event”) and the target display parameter value (“vertical”). Therefore, the layout setting table T2 includes a record for each article element item of “event”. Each record includes items of “layout within area”, “area layout”, “display common to all screens”, and “target screen”.
  • “Layout in area” is an item indicating the horizontal arrangement position of the article element in the area corresponding to the article element item.
  • “Title” is “center aligned” in the title area
  • “image” is “center aligned” in the image area
  • “date and time” is “left aligned” in the arbitrary element 1 area.
  • “Place” are set as “left aligned” in the area for optional element 2
  • “description” is set as “left aligned” in the area for optional element 3.
  • the “area layout” is an item indicating the horizontal arrangement position of the area itself corresponding to the article element item with respect to the display area.
  • all areas (title area, image area, optional element 1 area, optional element 2 area, optional element 3 area) are set as "center alignment”. This setting is reflected in FIG. That is, in FIG. 15, each area is centered.
  • All screen common display is an item indicating whether each article element is displayed on all screens when the article element group is distributed over a plurality of screens.
  • “all screen common display” of “title” and “image” is “ ⁇ ”, and the others are “x”. This is because, when an article element group is displayed on multiple screens, “title” and “image” are displayed in common on all screens, and the other article element items are assigned the article element item. It means that it is displayed only on the screen.
  • “Target screen” is an item indicating a screen (displayed screen) to which each article element is assigned.
  • “title” and “image” are displayed in common on all screens, and thus are “full screen”.
  • Other article elements that is, arbitrary elements
  • the elements other than the title and the image are set as optional elements.
  • those in which the column of the common display on all screens are marked with x are set as the optional elements.
  • step S ⁇ b> 212 the layout adjusting unit 16 selects “walk from station #”, which is an article element (arbitrary element) corresponding to the arbitrary element [3] from the target article element group input from the layout acquiring unit 14.
  • the park is right next to it.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 compares the height div ⁇ height ⁇ of the empty area with the height of the optional element [3] (S218).
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 assigns the arbitrary element [3] to the screen corresponding to the screen number 2 (S216). Specifically, the layout adjustment unit 16 adds the screen number i to the “target screen” item of the record corresponding to the optional element [3] (that is, “description”) in the target layout setting table (FIG. 17). The value “2” is set.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of an update result of the target layout setting table.
  • the value of “target screen” of “date and time” and “place” is “1”
  • the value of “target screen” of “description” is “2”. ". This means that the target article element group is distributed and displayed on two screens.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 totals the number of characters of the article element item to which the screen number is assigned for each “screen number” (here, “1” or “2”) in the target layout setting table (FIG. 18). Then, the display time is calculated using an expression such as ⁇ ⁇ the number of characters (seconds). At this time, the number of characters of the article element item whose “screen number” is “all screens” is counted for each screen. According to the target layout setting table of FIG. 18, the number of characters of each of “title”, “date and time”, and “place” are totaled as the number of characters of the screen whose “screen number” is “1”.
  • the number of characters of each of the “description” is tabulated as the number of characters of the screen whose “screen number” is “2”. If the “image” does not include any characters, the image is not counted. When the "image” includes characters, the number of characters may be stored in advance, and may be set as a tallying target.
  • the number of characters on the first screen is 28.5 which is the total of the number of characters of "21st OO Park Sakura Festival", “Date: March 18, 2018", and "Venue: OO Park”. Character.
  • half-width numbers are counted as 0.5 characters.
  • the number of characters on the second screen is "The 21st XX Park Sakura Festival", "It is a park just a short walk from ⁇ Station. During the cherry blossom season, the garden is full of cherry blossoms.”
  • the total number of characters is 59 characters.
  • ⁇ 2.5
  • the half-width character was calculated as 0.5 character, it may be calculated as one character. Also, symbols that are not pronounced when reading, such as punctuation and parentheses, may be excluded from the number of characters and calculated.
  • the display time when the display time is calculated by ⁇ ⁇ the number of characters, the display time can be increased on a screen with a large amount of information, and the display time can be shortened on a screen with a small amount of information. It is possible to display each screen. In this example, the amount of information is calculated from the number of characters. However, if the display time is determined only by the number of characters, on a screen with a small number of characters, such as a screen containing the article element item "image", the display time is May be too short.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 may calculate the display time of each screen using an expression such as ⁇ ⁇ the number of characters + the offset value ⁇ (second). By doing so, it is possible to secure at least the display time of the offset value ⁇ (second) for each screen.
  • the value of ⁇ can be set to a positive value of at least 5 seconds or more. As a result, when the display time is calculated by ⁇ ⁇ the number of characters, at least ⁇ (seconds) is displayed even if the screen whose display time is 0 or close to 0 is the screen to be displayed. When the display target is switched, the time for the user to recognize the switching can be secured.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 totals the number of characters for each screen number, calculates the display time using an expression such as ⁇ ⁇ number of characters + offset value ⁇ (second), and calculates the display time for each screen.
  • the maximum value of the display times (“14.75 seconds” in the above example) may be set as the display time of all screens.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 calculates the number of characters for each screen number, calculates the display time using an expression such as ⁇ ⁇ number of characters (seconds), and calculates the average value of the display time calculated for each screen ( In the above example, “10.9 (seconds)” may be set as the display time of all screens.
  • the average value of the display time of each screen is used as the display time of all screens, each screen transitions at regular intervals, so it is easy for the user to predict the transition timing and determine whether to browse. It will be easier to decide.
  • the screen transitions according to the average value of the information amount of each screen it is possible to browse to some extent and to grasp the entire article in a short time.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 may estimate, for each screen, the difficulty of the text indicated by the text of the article element included in the screen, and change the display time of the screen according to the difficulty.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 calculates the difficulty of the article element text (character string) assigned to the screen for each screen from the word familiarity of each word included in the text, and calculates the difficulty level.
  • the display time is determined or calculated based on the degree. For example, a correspondence table between the range of the difficulty level and the display time may be set in advance and stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 specifies, for each screen, a display time corresponding to a range including the difficulty level of the screen.
  • a function using the difficulty level as an explanatory variable and the display time as an objective variable may be defined.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 may calculate the display time of the screen by substituting the difficulty level of the screen into the explanatory variable of the function.
  • the calculation of the difficulty level of the text is not limited to a predetermined one, and may be performed using another known method.
  • the difficulty level of each article element may be set by the user.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 may calculate the difficulty of the screen by summing the difficulty of each article element included in the screen for each screen. By combining the difficulty of each article element included in the screen and the number of characters of the text (text) in each screen described above, the display time becomes longer as the difficulty becomes higher or as the number of text (text) becomes larger.
  • Such a function or table may be prepared, and the display time of the screen may be calculated using such a function or table.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 determines the number of characters or the difficulty of the article elements (for example, “title”) displayed on the entire screen from the second screen onward. May be excluded from the tallying. That is, the article element commonly assigned to each of the plurality of screens may not be allowed to contribute to the calculation of the display time for some of the plurality of screens. It is unlikely that article elements that are displayed in duplicate will be viewed. Therefore, by doing in this way, each screen can be displayed in a time closer to the actual browsing speed, and a reduction in the stress of the viewer of the target article can be expected.
  • the article element commonly assigned to each of the plurality of screens may not be allowed to contribute to the calculation of the display time for some of the plurality of screens. It is unlikely that article elements that are displayed in duplicate will be viewed. Therefore, by doing in this way, each screen can be displayed in a time closer to the actual browsing speed, and a reduction in the stress of the viewer of the target article can be expected.
  • Whether or not to exclude the number of characters of the article element displayed on the entire screen from the totaling of the number of characters after the second screen may be settable by the user.
  • a setting value indicating whether or not the number of characters of the article element displayed on the entire screen is to be counted as the number of characters after the second screen is stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like in advance.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 determines whether or not the number of characters of the article element displayed on the entire screen is to be counted based on the number of characters after the second screen based on the setting value.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 sends the target article element group, the target layout setting table (FIG. 18), the display time calculated for each screen, and the target layout information (FIG. 13) to the output content generation unit 17. input.
  • the description in the case of Yes in step S218 will be described later.
  • the output content generation unit 17 outputs html, css, and js as target layout information, or The script that outputs these is modified to generate html, css, and js (hereinafter, “output contents”) of the target article (S223).
  • an html file is generated for each screen number, and JavaScript (registered trademark) that transitions each screen after a lapse of the display time of the screen is described.
  • JavaScript registered trademark
  • area for arbitrary element is defined as a div element, and each arbitrary element is added as a character string, but may be added as another HTML element such as a p element.
  • the output content generation unit 17 transmits the generated output content to the user terminal 20.
  • the browser of the user terminal 20 displays the target article based on the output content.
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the display result of the target article.
  • the “title area” and the “image area” are displayed on both the first screen and the second screen.
  • the optional element [1] (“date and time”) and the optional element [2] (“place”) are displayed only on the first screen, and the optional element [3] (“description”) is displayed on the second screen. Only is displayed.
  • each area is arranged in the center with respect to the entire display area according to FIG. According to FIG. 18, the arrangement position of each article element in each area is such that “Title” and “Image” are center-aligned, and “Date / Time”, “Place”, and “Description” are left-aligned.
  • the two screens may be alternately displayed, such as the first screen, the second screen, and then the first screen.
  • three or more screens may be circulated. At this time, the display time of each screen follows the display time set for the screen in the output contents.
  • the article element includes an article element composed of text and an article element composed of images, but the content of the article element such as an article element composed of a moving image is freely defined. May be.
  • the display time may be set in consideration of the display time.
  • FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of calculating the height of each article element. Note that the processing procedure in FIG. 20 is executed for each article, and may be executed after the processing procedure in FIG. 4 ends, or may be executed before step S213 in FIG. When the processing procedure of FIG. 20 is executed after the processing procedure of FIG. 4 ends and before the processing procedure of FIG. 11 starts, the value of the display parameter is not specified. Therefore, in this case, the processing procedure of FIG. 20 may be executed for each of the display parameter values (“vertical” and “horizontal”).
  • step S301 the size calculation unit 15 applies the “title” of the target article to the “title area” (FIG. 14).
  • the width of the article element is fixed, and the height is variable within the upper limit according to the number of characters. Since the “title” is composed of text, the width of the “title area” is fixed, and the height changes according to the number of characters of the “title”.
  • the upper limit of the number of lines of the “title area” (hereinafter, referred to as “the upper limit number of lines”) is h1 ⁇ max_line ⁇ , and the upper limit of the number of characters per line (hereinafter, referred to as “the upper limit number of characters”) is h1 ⁇ .
  • max_char ⁇ the actual number of lines is h1 ⁇ line ⁇
  • the actual maximum number of characters per line is h1 ⁇ char ⁇ .
  • the values of h1 ⁇ max_line ⁇ and h1 ⁇ max_char ⁇ are preset in the size parameter storage unit 124 for each article type and display parameter.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the size parameter storage unit 124.
  • FIG. 21 shows an example of a size parameter for an article type of “event” and a display parameter of “vertical”.
  • the size calculation unit 15 applies the title “21st OO Park Sakura Festival” to FIG. As a result, a result as shown in FIG. 23 is obtained for the arrangement of titles in the title area.
  • the actual number of lines h1 ⁇ line ⁇ is 2, and the actual maximum number of characters h1 ⁇ char ⁇ per line is 7.
  • the arrangement position of the article elements in each area does not need to be considered.
  • the size calculation unit 15 may edit the “title” so as not to exceed the character number limit.
  • the size calculation unit 15 sets the first line to “21st XX citizens” and the second line to “Park Sakura Festival”, three lines Delete the strings in the eyes. Further, the size calculation unit 15 replaces the last character of the second line with "" so that the middle part of the title is deleted, and the first line is "21st XX citizen". The line may be "Park Sakura Festival ". In the case where the processing procedure of FIG. 20 is performed in the course of the processing procedure of FIG. 11, such correction may be performed on the “title” in the target article element group.
  • the size calculator 15 calculates the height of the “title area” (S302). As shown in FIG. 22, the height h1 ⁇ char_height ⁇ per character (per line) of the text in the "title area” and the width h1 ⁇ char_width ⁇ per character are the font-size value of the "title area”. Depends on.
  • the height h1 ⁇ char_height ⁇ and the width h1 ⁇ char_width ⁇ can be expressed as follows using the constant ⁇ 1 or ⁇ 2.
  • h1 ⁇ char_height ⁇ ⁇ 1 ⁇ h1 ⁇ font-size ⁇
  • h1 ⁇ char_width ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ h1 ⁇ font-size ⁇
  • ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, h1 ⁇ font-size ⁇ and h1 ⁇ font-size ⁇ are stored in the size parameter storage unit 124 (FIG. 21) in advance. According to the example of FIG.
  • the height of the “title area” can be calculated by the following equation.
  • h1 ⁇ height ⁇ h1 ⁇ char_height ⁇ ⁇ h1 ⁇ line ⁇
  • the size calculation unit 15 calculates h1 ⁇ height ⁇ as follows.
  • h1 ⁇ max_char ⁇ 7 is set in advance as shown in FIG. 22, but the width h1 ⁇ width ⁇ of the “title area” is set in the size parameter storage unit 124 (FIG. 21), and
  • the calculation unit 15 may calculate h1 ⁇ max_char ⁇ by calculating the maximum number of characters that can be inserted into h1 ⁇ width ⁇ . Assuming that a function that returns an integer by truncating the decimal part of x is down (x), the maximum number of characters h1 ⁇ max_char ⁇ per line is as follows.
  • h1 ⁇ line_char ⁇ down (h1 ⁇ width ⁇ / h1 ⁇ char_width ⁇ )
  • h1 ⁇ line_char ⁇ is calculated as follows.
  • the number of lines h1 ⁇ line ⁇ can be calculated as follows based on the number of characters h1 ⁇ char_num ⁇ of the title.
  • the size calculation unit 15 calculates the ratio between the height and the width of the “image area” (hereinafter, referred to as “aspect ratio ⁇ 1”) (S303).
  • the “image area” is an area that changes depending on the size of the image.
  • the formula for calculating ⁇ 2 is as follows.
  • the size calculation unit 15 enlarges or reduces the image so that the height of the image is equal to the height of the image area, as shown in FIG.
  • the lower part of FIG. 27 shows an enlarged example of an image when ⁇ 1 is / and ⁇ 2 is 2.
  • the size calculation unit 15 enlarges or reduces the image such that the width of the image is equal to the width of the image area, as shown in FIG.
  • the lower part of FIG. 28 shows an enlarged example of the image when ⁇ 1 is / and ⁇ 2 is 1 /.
  • the values of the upper and lower margins may be stored in the size parameter storage unit 124.
  • the height elemq ⁇ char_height ⁇ per character (per line) and the width elemq ⁇ char_width ⁇ per character of the text of the arbitrary element [q] depend on the font-size value of the arbitrary element [q]. Therefore, assuming that the value of the font size of the character of the arbitrary element [q] is elemq ⁇ font-size ⁇ , the height elemq ⁇ height ⁇ of the arbitrary element [q] is calculated using the constants ⁇ q1 and ⁇ q2 as follows. Can be calculated.
  • ⁇ q1, ⁇ q2, and elemq ⁇ font-size ⁇ are stored in the size parameter storage unit 124 in advance.
  • the optional element [3] is “a park just a short walk from the station ⁇ . During the cherry blossom season, the garden is full of cherry blossoms.”
  • the size calculation unit 15 stores the article name of the target article and the height of each article element with respect to the target display parameter value in the element size storage unit 125 (FIG. 16) (S307). Specifically, the calculation result of the height of the “title area” is stored in the “height” of the “title” row in FIG. The calculation result of the height of the “image area” is stored in the “height” of the row of the “image” in FIG. The calculation result of the height of the arbitrary element [1] is stored in the “height” of the “date and time” row in FIG. The calculation result of the height of the arbitrary element [2] is stored in the “height” of the “place” row in FIG. The calculation result of the height of the optional element [3] is stored in the “height” of the “description” row in FIG. FIG. 16 shows a calculation result including a margin in the above description.
  • the size calculation unit 15 may calculate the value of the margin of the area corresponding to each article element item based on the number of article element items of the target article. By doing so, the height of the margin may be changed according to the number of article element items, so that the arrangement position of each article element in the output content of the target article may be adjusted.
  • step S218 in FIG. 11 a case where the determination in step S218 in FIG. 11 is Yes will be described.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 modifies element3 ⁇ height ⁇ to element3 ⁇ m_height ⁇ . Specifically, the layout adjustment unit 16 determines element3 ⁇ m_height ⁇ such that div ⁇ height ⁇ > elem3 ⁇ m_height ⁇ is satisfied.
  • the size in the display area of the display device 30 is calculated, and the respective sizes of the plurality of pieces of information (the article elements) are displayed. Whether or not the plurality of pieces of information can be arranged in the display area is determined based on the size of the area, and if the plurality of pieces of information cannot be arranged in the display area, the plurality of pieces of information are respectively stored in the display area. Output contents of the plurality of pieces of information are generated by distributing and assigning the pieces of information to a plurality of screens that can be accommodated.
  • the possibility of displaying information in a character size that can be visually recognized by a viewer can be increased as compared with a case where a plurality of pieces of information are stored by forcibly reducing the character size on one screen. That is, the information can be easily viewed.
  • each article element is automatically assigned to each screen in this manner, the construction cost for content production can be reduced, and digital signage can be automatically performed without requiring specialized knowledge. It is possible to create content that is displayed in a layout that is easy for the person watching the content to see.
  • FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a display area divided into three areas. That is, in FIG. 29, a region having a height of 1080 px and a width of 1920 px is divided into three regions, a region 1, a region 2, and a region 3.
  • FIG. 29 shows an example in which the target display parameter value is “horizontal” because the screen is arranged horizontally.
  • setting data indicating which article element is to be arranged in each area for each article type and display parameter (hereinafter, referred to as “arrangement area setting data”). ) Is stored.
  • FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the arrangement area setting data.
  • FIG. 30 shows an example in which "display area” and "all screen common display” are set for each article element item.
  • the “display area” is an item indicating the number of an area for displaying an article element.
  • “All screen common display” is an item indicating whether the target article element group is to be displayed on all screens ( ⁇ ) or not ( ⁇ ) when the target article element group is distributed on a plurality of screens.
  • “Title” is assumed to be text.
  • the maximum values of the height and the width of the title area are set as shown in FIG. 22.
  • the height and width of the area 1 in FIG. If it is set as the maximum value of the height and the maximum value of the width, the “title” does not extend beyond the area 1.
  • an image is displayed in the area 3, and the height and width of the area 3 are set as a maximum value img ⁇ max_height ⁇ of the image area shown in FIG. 21 and a maximum value img ⁇ max_width ⁇ of the horizontal width. If it is set, the image does not protrude from the area 3.
  • FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement of each article element according to the second embodiment.
  • “Title” is arranged in area 1
  • optional element [1] (“date and time”)
  • optional element [2] (“place”)
  • optional element [3] (“description”) in area 2 )
  • image is arranged in the area 3.
  • Each article element can be arranged on a screen that can be divided into a plurality of areas as described above.
  • the display size of the display device 30 is reduced, characters to be displayed are reduced.
  • the size is reduced, and it may be difficult to display the smallest character size that can be visually recognized by a viewer (hereinafter, referred to as “minimum character size”).
  • minimum character size refers to a physical size such as a unit of cm.
  • the contents of the layout information (FIG. 13) and the size parameter group (FIG. 21) are set for each display size.
  • a correspondence table between the display size, the layout information (FIG. 13) and the size parameter group (FIG. 21) is generated in advance and stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 and the size calculation unit 15 execute processing using layout information or a size parameter group corresponding to the display size of the display device 30. By doing so, the layout of the output content can be changed in accordance with the display size while the minimum character size is guaranteed.
  • the display size may be input (set) by the user, for example, or may be automatically detected by the output content generation device 10.
  • the ease with which characters can be determined changes according to the resolution of the display device 30. For example, when the resolution is low, it is difficult to determine a character. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the lower the resolution of the display device 30, the larger the minimum character size.
  • a correspondence table between the resolution, the layout information (FIG. 13) and the size parameter group (FIG. 21) is generated in advance and stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like. At this time, the layout information and the size parameter group are set such that the lower the resolution is, the larger the minimum character size is.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 and the size calculation unit 15 execute processing using layout information or a size parameter group corresponding to the resolution of the display device 30. By doing so, the layout of the output content can be changed in a state where a different minimum character size is guaranteed according to the resolution.
  • the resolution may be input (set) by the user, for example, or may be automatically detected by the output content generation device 10.
  • ambient brightness (hereinafter, simply referred to as “brightness”) changes according to the installation location of the display device 30. For example, if the surroundings of the display device 30 are bright, the contrast becomes insufficient and the content of the article becomes difficult to see.
  • layout information (FIG. 13) is set for each brightness.
  • a correspondence table between the brightness and the layout information (FIG. 13) is generated in advance and stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 performs a process using layout information corresponding to the brightness of the display device 30.
  • the settings of the background color and the character color are different.
  • the background color and the character color can be described in the css file, so that the combination can be changed. That is, in the layout information corresponding to relatively high brightness, the contrast between the background color and the character color is set to be high. By doing so, the contrast of the output content can be changed according to the brightness.
  • the brightness may be input (set) by the user, for example, or may be automatically detected by the output content generation device 10.
  • a header area and a footer area are provided in the output content of a target article.
  • the header area is an area above the area (title area in the example of FIG. 15) arranged at the top of the display area, and the footer area is arranged at the bottom in the display area. 15 (in the example of FIG. 15, the area for the optional element 3).
  • the heights of the header area and the footer area may be fixedly set, but may be changed according to, for example, the display size or the resolution of the display device 30.
  • layout information (FIG. 13) in which the header area and the footer area are different for each display size or resolution is set, and the layout adjustment unit 16 uses different layout information according to the display size or resolution of the display device 30. I just need.
  • the inside method of each area may be set differently in the layout information according to the display size or the resolution.
  • the layout information when the layout information is set according to the display size or the resolution so that the minimum character size is guaranteed, the areas are arranged in a line in the vertical or horizontal direction.
  • the layout information may be set so that a plurality of areas are arranged in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.
  • the display parameter value is “vertical”
  • the display size or resolution in which a plurality of areas can be arranged in the horizontal direction within the range in which the minimum character size can be guaranteed ordinarily, (For display sizes or resolutions that can be arranged in the horizontal direction with the adjacent upper area)
  • the layout information is defined in this way so that the target article can be displayed with as few screens as possible. It may be.
  • the display parameter value is “horizontal”, the display size or resolution at which a plurality of areas can be arranged in the vertical direction within the range in which the minimum character size can be guaranteed (For display size or resolution in which the area to be displayed can be arranged vertically with the adjacent left area), by defining the layout information in this way, the target article can be displayed with as few screens as possible. Is also good.
  • the size calculator 15 calculates the character size according to the display size or the resolution of the display device 30 for each article element (for example, “title” or “arbitrary element”) of the text. I do.
  • the size calculation unit 15 calculates, for each article element of the text, a character size that is not smaller than the minimum character size for the article element and is the largest character size that can store the article element in an area corresponding to the article element. Is calculated, and the article element is arranged in the area with a font size corresponding to the maximum character size. By doing so, it is possible to generate output contents in a form that is easy for the viewer to see.
  • the set value for the setting is stored in, for example, the auxiliary storage device 102 or the like.
  • the layout adjusting unit 16 arranges the article element in the area corresponding to the article element and does not allow a line break in the morpheme, the line break in the morpheme is not performed.
  • the article element is arranged in the area. Specifically, when a morpheme across lines occurs, the layout adjustment unit 16 performs a line feed at the beginning of the morpheme. By doing so, the article element can be made easier to read.
  • layout information is defined so that the total number of screens (the number of screen divisions) and the current screen number are displayed, for example, in the footer area.
  • such information may be displayed in a format such as “current page number / total screen number”.
  • layout information is defined so that the remaining display time is displayed in, for example, the footer area on each screen of the target article.
  • the display time of the screen and the remaining display time may be represented by numerical values, or the remaining display time may be expressed in the form of a bar or a pie chart indicating the ratio of the elapsed time to the display time. . By doing so, the viewer can easily grasp the remaining display time of the screen currently being viewed.
  • the target article element group When the target article element group is displayed in a distributed manner on a plurality of screens, some viewers may have browsed the article after a certain time has elapsed after the display of the screen is started, and thus may not be able to read the text in the screen.
  • the display of the screen may end (the screen to be displayed is switched).
  • a QR code (registered trademark) indicating the URL of the screen or the target article is displayed for each screen.
  • the layout information is defined so that such a QR code (registered trademark) or the like is displayed on each screen.
  • the reader can read the QR code (registered trademark) included in the screen being viewed on his / her smartphone or the like, and can browse the screen with the smartphone or the like.
  • QR code registered trademark
  • step S222 in FIG. 11 the display time is set for one record in FIG. 10 using the number of characters and the degree of difficulty for each screen, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the display time of the screen may be automatically set by calculating the average number of characters and the difficulty level of a series of screens or the average number of characters per screen and the difficulty level of all article types. At this time, it goes without saying that the number of characters and the difficulty of the article elements (for example, “title”) displayed on the entire screen may be excluded from the tallying for the second and subsequent screens.
  • the size calculator 15 is an example of a first calculator.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 is an example of a determination unit and a second calculation unit.
  • the layout adjustment unit 16 and the output content generation unit 17 are examples of a generation unit.

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Selon l'invention, un dispositif de production de contenu de sortie comprend : une première unité de calcul qui calcule la taille, par rapport à une région d'affichage d'un dispositif d'affichage, de chaque information d'une pluralité d'informations à afficher dans la région d'affichage ; une unité de détermination qui détermine si la pluralité d'informations peut être positionnée dans la région d'affichage en fonction de la taille de chaque information de la pluralité d'informations et de la taille de la région d'affichage ; et une unité de production qui, si la pluralité d'informations ne peut pas être positionnée dans la région d'affichage, attribue la pluralité d'informations de façon l'étaler sur une pluralité d'écrans qui rentrent chacun dans la région d'affichage et produit du contenu de sortie pour la pluralité d'informations. Cette configuration permet de visualiser des informations de manière facile à comprendre.
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